Robert De Niro gave one of his many great career performances in "The Deer Hunter," and in "The Killing Season," a new thriller he stars in with John Travolta, the two-time Academy Award winner finds himself out in the field again and on the other side of the hunt.

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In this exclusive clip from "Killing Season," Benjamin Ford, played by De Niro, sets his sights on some big game, while Kovac (Travolta) eggs him on from the other side of the walkie talkie. What Ford doesn't know is that the two men have more in common than a love of hunting. They have a shared history, a dark one.

"Killing Season" stars Robert De Niro and John Travolta. It will available on demand and in theaters on July 12.

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